St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick was the first religious missionary in Ireland. He was born in the year 386 in England his name was Maewyn.

The Irish people had kidnapped him when he was 16 years old and had put him on a green island, after six years he saw an angel who persuaded him to escape.

He went to France where he became a priest. From that time on he was called Saint Patrick.

He helped people, created schools and did a lot of other good things.

When he died on March the 17th in the year 461, all Irish people changed into religious people and on that day all people celebrated Saint Patrick.

Today his day is celebrated in lots of town and countries.

The biggest and greatest parades take place in Dublin, New York, Boston, New Orleans, Chicago, Manchester and Savannah.

Especially on this day people celebrate with a lot of beer and green things, stuff and costumes.